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The Angulate tortoise (Chersina angulata) is a beautiful tortoise native to South Africa and Namibia.

 

Angulate Tortoise Books

Books, DVD's, and magazines

 

angulate tortoise

Books

tortoises, terrapins & turtles of africa

Tortoises, Terrapins & Turtles of Africa

  • by Bill Branch
  • Struik Publishers, 2008
  • includes the Angulate tortoise
  • 128 glossy pages, color photos
  • ISBN-10: 1770074635
  • ISBN-13: 978-1770074637
southern african tortoise book

The Southern African Tortoise Book

  • by Richard C. Boycott, Ortwin Bourquin
  • O. Bourquin, 2nd revised ed., 2000
  • includes the Angulate tortoise
  • 228 pages, b/w and color photos
  • limited availability
  • ISBN-10: 0620265361
  • ISBN-13: 978-0620265362
  • 1st edition, 1988
misty corton

A Beginner's Guide to Leopard and other South African Tortoises

  • Misty Corton
  • Carapace Press, Jul 2000
  • includes the Angulate tortoise
  • 32 pages, limited availability
  • ISBN-10: 1873943539
  • ISBN-13: 978-1873943533
International Turtle & Tortoise Symposium, Vienna 2002

Turtles: Proceedings: International Turtle & Tortoise Symposium, Vienna 2002

  • by H. Artner, B. Farkas, V. Loehr
  • Edition Chimaira, Mar 2006
  • includes a chapter about keeping and breeding Angulate tortoises
  • 621 glossy pages, color photos
  • ISBN-10: 393061278X
  • ISBN-13: 978-3930612789
reptiles of southern africa

A Guide to the Reptiles of Southern Africa

  • Graham Alexander, Johan Marais
  • Struik Publishers, Jan, 2008
  • includes the Angulate tortoise
  • color photos, 408 pages
  • ISBN-10: 1770073868
  • ISBN-13: 978-1770073869
no cover pic

Cape tortoises: Their identification and care

  • Ernst H.W. Baard
  • Cape Nature Conservation, 1994
  • ISBN-10: 0798401958
  • ISBN-13: 978-0798401951
  • 68 pages, out of print
sowerby & lear

Tortoises, Terrapins and Turtles Drawn from Life

  • by James de Carle Sowerby & Edward Lear
  • H. Sotheran, J. Baer & Co, 1872
  • you can read this book online at the Biodiversity Heritage Library
  • pdf p. 15 text and p. 57 color plate for Testudo angulata

DVD's

dvd life in cold blood

Life in Cold Blood

  • hosted by David Attenborough
  • BBC Warner, Aug 2008
  • a beautifully filmed, highly rated documentary about reptiles and amphibians
  • includes footage of Angulate tortoises on Dassen Island
  • 5 episodes on 2 discs, 250 min
nature reptiles

Nature: Reptiles

  • Abraham, Christie, McGillin, Coyote
  • Questar/Thirteen WNET New York, 2003 (award-winning PBS series)
  • 1st episode is crocodilians and 2nd is turtles and tortoises
  • includes the Angulate tortoise
  • 2 episodes, 112 min

Recent magazines

  • Marginata - German turtle and tortoise magazine, Die Afrikanische Schnabelbrustschildkröte (Chersina angulata), part 1 in issue #23 (Oct-Dec 2009), part 2 in #24 (Jan-Mar 2010), part 3 in #25 (Apr-Jun 2010), in German only
  • Practical Reptile Keeping - UK reptile magazine, Nov 2009 issue includes an article about Angulate tortoises in Africa

 

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